This section includes 7 InterviewSolutions, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
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The greatest weakness in Darwin’s theory was his Failure to explain. (a) Over production (b) Survival of the fittest (c) Struggle for existence (d) Variations |
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Answer» (d) Variations |
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Which organisms changed earth’s atmosphere from reducing to oxidizing type? |
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Answer» 1. Algae 2. Animals |
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Fill in the blanks with suitable words:Earth was a hot revolving ball of ………… about 4.8 billions of years age. |
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Answer» Earth was a hot revolving ball of Gas about 4.8 billions of years age. |
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What is neo – Darwinism? |
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Answer» Neo Darwinism is the modern theory on organic evolution, the synthesis of ideas from the theory of natural selection and mutation theory in the light of’present knowledge on how mutation occur. |
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Fill in the blanks with suitable words:Lightest element hydrogen was found in the ………… layer of the earliest earth. |
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Answer» Lightest element hydrogen was found in the Outermost layer of the earliest earth. |
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Fill in the blanks with suitable words:Variations caused by sudden genetic changes are called ………. |
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Answer» Variations caused by sudden genetic changes are called Mutation. |
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Match the following:AB1. Lamarck(a) Neo Darwinism2. Darwin(b) Mutation theory3. Hugo Dervies(c) Theory of natural selection(d) Theory of inheritance of acquired characters(e) Theory of chemical evolution |
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Answer» 1. (d) 2. (c ) 3. (b) 4. (e) |
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Fill in the blanks with suitable words:Darwin explained the survival of the fittest but not their ……….. |
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Answer» Darwin explained the survival of the fittest but not their Arrival. |
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The phenotypic and genotypic ratio in F2 generation are same in a certain kind of inheritance. Name an organism in which it occurs and mention the kind of inheritance involved. |
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Answer» This kind of inheritance occurs in Mirabilis jalapa (4 o’clock plant) and the type of inheritance is called incomplete dominance. |
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Write a short note on the prediction made by Mendeleev that led to the discovery of new elements. |
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Answer» Mendeleev left some gaps for the undiscovered elements as he focused on his primary aim of arranging the elements having similar properties in the same group. |
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Describe in brief Lothar Meyer's classification of elements. |
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Answer» Julius Lothar von Meyer (August 19, 1830-April 11, 1895) was a German chemist. He was one of the pioneers in developing the first periodic table of chemical elements. Lothar Meyer used physical properties such as atomic volume, melting point, boiling point, etc. to arrive at his table of elements. He showed that when the properties of the elements such as atomic volume, melting point, boiling point etc. are plotted as a function of their atomic weights, the elements with similar properties occupied almost similar positions. |
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Define Q value for a chemical equilibrium reaction. |
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Answer» Consider a homogeneous reversible reaction xA + yB ⇌ lC + mD For the above reaction under nonequilibrium conditions, reaction quotient Q is defined as the ratio of the product of active masses of reaction products raised to the respective stoichiometric coefficients in the balanced chemical equation to that of the reactants. Under non equilibrium conditions, Q = \(\frac{d(In\,K)}{dt}\Delta H°=\frac{\Delta H°}{RT^2}\) |
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2CO(g) + O2(g) ⇌ 2CO2(g) at 1000 K. What is the KC this reaction? Predict the extent of this reaction. |
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Answer» 2CO(g) + O2(g) ⇌ 2CO2(g) at 1000 K KC = 2.2 x 1022 KC > 103. So [Products] >> [Reactants] Reaction nearly goes to completion and forward reaction is favoured. |
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The volume expansion of a gas under constant pressure is 0.037. Calculate its volume at - 100°C if its volume at 100°C is 685 cm3. |
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Answer» Volume expansion of a gas means increase or decrease in volume per degree rise or fall in temperature of its volume at 0°C. Vt = V0 + 0.0037 × V0 × t = V0(1 + 0.0037 t) At 100°C, V100°C = v0 (1 + 0.0037 × 100) = 685 cm3 (Given) Or V0 = 585/1.37 = 500 cm3 At -100°C, V-100°C = 500[1 + 0.0037 × (-100)] = 315 cm3 |
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illustrate the taxonomical hierarchy with suitable examples of a plant and an animal. |
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Answer» Plant: lant – Mango Kingdom – Plants Phylum – Angiospermae Class – Di cotyledonae Order – Sapindales Family – Anacardiaceae Genus – Mangifera Species – indica Animal: Animal – Man Kingdom – Animalia Phylum – Chordates Class – Mammalia Order – Primates Family – Hominidae Genus – Hormo Species – sapiens |
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How did Najab elope with Fatimah? नजब फातिमा को किस प्रकार से भगा ले गया था? |
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Answer» Najab crossed the border and stayed in the cattle-shed of Fatimah’s house. He stayed in the evening there and slipped into Fatimah’s room late at night. Fatimah told Najab that her father wanted her to marry Mahfuz Ali but she did not like him. Then Najab asked her if she would cross the border with him on the back of Allaharakha. She kept silent and her silence was her assent. He knew that she was ready to go with him. The next evening, with the first lurch of the camel they were off on their long journey. He had waited for her with his camel at the outskirts of the village. When her father started snoring at night, she slipped out quietly. It was too big a moment for them. नजब सरहद पार करके फातिमा के घर के पशुओं के बाड़े में ठहरा। वह शाम को वहाँ रुका और देर रात में फातिमा के कमरे में चुपके से चला गया। फातिमा ने नजब को बताया कि उसके पिताजी उसकी शादी महफूज अली से करना चाहते थे लेकिन वह उसे पसंद नहीं करती थी। फिर नजब ने उससे पूछा कि क्या वह उसके साथ अल्लाहरक्खा की पीठ पर सवार होकर सरहद को पार करेगी। वह चुप रही और उसकी चुप्पी का मतलब उसकी सहमति था। वह जान गया था कि वह उसके साथ जाने को तैयार थी। अगली शाम को ऊँट के पहले झटके के साथ उनका लम्बा सफर आरम्भ हो गया। गाँव के बाहरी छोर पर उसने अपने ऊँट के साथ उसका (फातिमा का) इंतजार किया। जब उसके (फातिमा के) पिताजी रात में खर्राटे लेने लगे तो वह चुपचाप खिसक गई। यह उनके लिए बहुत ही बढ़ा क्षण था। |
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How did Najab set out on his journey to cross the desert? नजबे रेगिस्तान पार करने की अपनी यात्रा पर किस प्रकार से निकल पड़ा? |
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Answer» Najab set out on his journey to cross the desert with his camel, Allaharakha. He had stayed during the day at Kala Doongar. It was a black hill capped with basalt. It was the highest in Kutch. At dusk, he paid homage to the footprints of the Panchami Pir on the hilltop. He left some food there and started beating on his thali, according to custom here. In a few minutes, jackals materialized and gobbled up the food. This was auspicious. If they had not turned up, it would have considered the ill-effects of the omen serious enough to have cancelled the journey. A lamp was lighted in the Pir’s honour every night on the hilltop and the flame could be seen all the way from Khavda. Najab bowed before the flame and set out. नजब रेगिस्तान पार करने की यात्रा पर अपने ऊँट अल्लाहरक्खा के साथ निकल पड़ा। वह दिन में काला डूंगर पर रुका। यह बैसाल्ट से ढकी एक काली पहाड़ी थी। यह कच्छ की सबसे ऊँची पहाड़ी थी। शाम को पहाड़ी पर उसने पंचमई पीर के पदचिन्हों की पूजा की। यहाँ के रिवाज के अनुसार, उसने कुछ भोजन को छोड़कर थाली को पीटना शुरू कर दिया। कुछ ही देर में वहाँ सियार आ गए और उस खाने को जल्दी-जल्दी खा गए। यह अच्छा शकुन था। यदि वे इस तरह आकर खाना न खाते तो यह अशुभ होता और इसके दुष्प्रभावों से बचने के लिए उसे अपनी यात्रा तक रद्द करनी पड़ जाती। पीर के सम्मान में उस पहाड़ी की चोटी पर प्रत्येक रात को दीया जलाया जाता था और इसकी लौ खावदा के पूरे रास्ते से देखी जा सकती थी। नजब दीपक के सामने झुका और रवाना हो गया। |
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What do you know about the smuggling in the border areas? सरहद पर तस्करी के बारे में आप क्या जानते हो? |
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Answer» The people at the border smuggled tendu leaf. They took the leaf worth about five hundred and sold it across the border for twelve hundred. But it was not a much profitable bargain. Between the pay-off to officials and to the intermediaries who arrange the sale of the bird leaf, to the man who takes the camel out to graze and to the friend or relative who harboured them, there was precious little left. It was just enough to buy some used terylene garments and then it was time to make the long trek back across the desert. The crossing of the border was not easy. Zaman was one such wily old smuggler. When Najab crossed the border without the knowledge of Zaman, he became very angry. Nobody could cross the Rann without his support. सरहद के लोग तेंदु पत्तों की तस्करी करते थे। वे अपने साथ लगभग पाँच सौ रुपये के तेन्दु पत्ते ले जाते थे जिन्हें वहाँ सरहद के पार बारह सौ रुपये में बेच देते थे। लेकिन यह एक ज्यादा फायदेमंद सौदा नहीं होता था। संबंधित अधिकारियों और दलालों (मध्यस्थों) जो तेन्दु पत्ता बिकवाने की व्यवस्था करते थे और वह व्यक्ति जो ऊँट को चराने ले जाता था तथा उन मित्रों या रिश्तेदारों को जो उन्हें शरण देते थे, को रिश्वत देने के बाद मुश्किल से ही कुछ बचता। जो कुछ बचता वह टेरेलिन के प्रयुक्त वस्त्र खरीदने के लिए काफी होता और तब फिर से रेगिस्तान से होकर लम्बी यात्रा कर लौटने का समय हो जाता। सरहद को पार करना आसान नहीं होता था। जमन एक ऐसा ही कपटी बूढ़ा तस्कर था। जब नजब ने बगैर जमन की जानकारी के सरहद को पार कर लिया तो वह बहुत नाराज हो गया था। उसकी सहायता के बगैर कोई भी रन को पार नहीं कर सकता था। |
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What do you know about a mirage? मरीचिका के बारे में आप क्या जानते हो? |
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Answer» Mirage is created by the heat of the sand. A depression in the sand looks like a splash of water, a freak, stunted cactus gives the appearance of a grove, and a camel looks like a huge pre-historic animal on the move. मरीचिका गर्म रेत से निर्मित होती है। रेत में बना कोई भी गड्ढा पानी का आभास कराता था, छोटे-छोटे नागफनी के पौधे पेड़ों के कुंज की तरह लगते थे और ऊँट विशाल प्रागैतिहासिक काल के चलते हुए जानवर जैसा प्रतीत होता था। |
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What is the pattern of life in the border villages? सरहद के गाँवों में जीवन का स्वरूप कैसा है? |
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Answer» In the villages of the border area, the pattern of life is special. It is that if a man was absent along with his camel, it was taken for granted that he had made a foray across the desert into Pakistan. सरहद के गाँवों में जीवन का स्वरूप विशिष्ट है। यह इस प्रकार से था कि यदि कोई व्यक्ति अपने ऊँट के साथ गायब होता तो यह मान लिया जाता था कि उसने रेगिस्तान को पार कर पाकिस्तान जाने का प्रयास कर लिया था। |
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What difficulties did Najib face while crossing the border? सरहद को पार करने में नजब को कौनसी परेशानी का सामना करना पड़ा? |
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Answer» Najib crossed the border in daylight while none dared do so. It was very hot. While crossing the border, he knew the track he had to take. Najib crossed the International Boundary Pillar Number 1066. This track bisected the two posts of the Indus Rangers at Jagtarai and Vingoor. But he strayed slightly and from their watch-tower, the Rangers saw through their binoculars this sleek camel, warped and distorted by the heat shimmer into a lumbering leviathan. They could not stand for an Indian slipping into their territory with tendu leaf right under their noses, and that too without paying any bride. They chased him firing a mile-long distance. The spent bullets have flopped in the sand behind him. It caused dust to rise. This dust rose between him and the rangers and he could escape. But Najib’s camel got agonising cracks in his feet. He might have died of fatigue. To ease the camel of his burden Najib started walking beside him. |
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How did Najab fall in love with Fatimah? नजब फातिमा से किस प्रकार से प्यार कर बैठा? |
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Answer» When Najab was staring at Fatimah, she caught him looking at her and laughed back. And in the evening when Fatimah repeated the performance and her face flooded with excitement as if she dared him to take the next step, he took her in his arms. Thus, he fell into love. He flung his arms around her in a reckless dizzy moment. He promised her that he would come again. She did not believe his word because he had answered the question that she had not asked. He promised that the next time, he would come alone with no father or uncle to cramp his style. And as he left, he looked behind to find her gaze following him, her eyes like a pair of storm lanterns in the dark. In fact, it was love at first sight for both of them. जब फातिमा ने नजब को अपनी ओर देखते हुए पाया तो प्रत्युत्तर में वह भी हँस पड़ी। और शाम को भी जब फातिमा ने उसी व्यवहार को दोहराया (दुबारा मुस्कराई) और उसका चेहरा उत्तेजना से लाल हो गया मानो वह उसे आगे कदम बढ़ाने को ललकार रही हो, तो उसने उसे बाहों में ले लिया। इस प्रकार से वह उससे प्यार कर बैठा। ऐसे ही असावधान और पागलपन-भरे क्षणों में उसने (नज़ब ने अपनी बाँहें उसके गले में डाल दीं। उसने उससे वायदा किया कि वह फिर लौटकर आएगा। उसने इस पर विश्वास नहीं किया क्योंकि उसने उस प्रश्न का उत्तर दे दिया था जो उसने पूछा ही नहीं था। उसने वायदा किया कि अगली बार अकेला आएगा, न पिता और न ही चाचा साथ होंगे जो उसके लिए बाधा बनेंगे। और जब वह रवाना हुआ, तो उसने पीछे मुड़कर देखा तो पाया कि वह उसे टकटकी लगाकर देख रही थी, अंधेरे में उसकी आँखें तूफान में जलने वाली लालटेन के प्रकाश की तरह चमक रही थी। वस्तुतः उन दोनों के लिए यह प्रथम दृष्टि में प्रेम होना था। |
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Which of the following is a good Conductor? A. Mg B. Ge C. Cu D. All of these |
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Answer» Correct Answer is: C. Cu Copper is a good conductor of electricity |
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Which of the following is a good Conductor? A. Mg B. Ge C. Cu D. All of these |
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Answer» The Correct option is C. Cu |
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What change occurred in Fatimah’s life once she had crossed the border? एक बार सीमा पार कर लेने के बाद फातिमा के जीवन में क्या परिवर्तन आया? |
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Answer» She gave up thinking about her country and home. She felt herself to be very comfortable and happy with her lover. She changed her dialect adding a smear of Kutchi and lessened a little of Sindhi. उसने अपने देश और घर के बारे में सोचना बन्द कर दिया। वह अपने प्रेमी के साथ बहुत आश्वस्त व प्रसन्न थी। उसने अपनी बोली सिन्धी भाषा को कच्छी भाषा का पुट देकर कम कर दिया। |
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How is Fatimah’s beauty described in the story? कहानी में फातिमा की सुंदरता का वर्णन किस प्रकार से किया गया है? |
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Answer» Fatimah is described as an hour. She smelt of clove and cinnamon. Her laughter had the timbre of ankle-bells. Her eyebrows were like black wisps of the night. Her hair was the night itself. फातिमा को एक हूर बताया गया है। उससे लोंग तथा दालचीनी की खुशबू आती थी। उसकी हँसी में मुँघरू की खनखन होती थी। उसकी भौहें रात की लटों जैसी काली थीं। उसके बाल रात्रि जैसे थे। |
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Why did people go from here to there and how did they manage it?लोग यहाँ से वहाँ (भारत से पाकिस्तान) क्यों जाते थे और वे इसका प्रबन्ध कैसे करते थे? |
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Answer» People went from here to there to smuggle things like Tendu leaf, cloves, terylene clothes etc. To make it possible, they obliged officials and some mediators by giving them hush money. लोग यहाँ से वहाँ तेन्दु पत्ता, लौंग, टेरेलिन के कपड़े आदि की तस्करी हेतु जाते थे। इसके लिए वे अधिकारियों और दलालों को रिश्वत देते थे। |
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What important incident occurred when Fatimah came into the village?जब फातिमा गाँव में आई तो क्या महत्वपूर्ण घटना घटित हुई? |
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Answer» The first rains came on the day when Fatimah came into the village. It had rained after three successive years of drought and thus the incident became memorable जिस दिन फातिमा गाँव में आई उस दिन पहली बरसात हुई थी। तीन सालों तक लगातार सूखे के बाद बरसात हुई थी, इसलिए यह घटना यादगार बन गयी। |
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Why was it not easy to cross the boundary? How were people checked while crossing the border? सरहद को पार करना आसान क्यों नहीं था? सरहद को पार करते समय लोगों की जाँच किस प्रकार से की जाती थी? |
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Answer» It was not easy to cross the boundary because there were patrolling parties in both countries. People were checked from the bamboo watch towers through binoculars by the Indus Rangers while crossing the border. सरहद को पार करना आसान नहीं था क्योंकि दोनों देशों के गश्ती दल चौकसी करते थे। सरहद पार करते समय बाँस के बने चौकसी स्तम्भों से सिंधी रेंजर्स के द्वारा दूरबीन से चौकसी की जाती थी। |
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ASSERTION (A): Boron has a smaller first ionization enthalpy then beryllium.REASON (R): The penetration of a 2s electron to the nucleus is more than the 2p electron hence 2p electron is more shielded by the inner core of electrons than the 2s electrons.(a) assertion and reason are both correct statements but reason is not correct explanation for assertion.(b) assertion is correct statement and reason is wrong statement.(c) assertion and reason are both correct statements and reason is correct explanation of assertion.(d) assertion and reason both are wrong statement. |
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Answer» (c)Reason is correct explanation for assertion |
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What did Najib’s father think about his son when he did not find him? नजब के पिता ने अपने पुत्र के बारे में क्या सोचा जब उन्होंने उसे नहीं देखा? |
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Answer» Najib’s father thought at first that his son would be around somewhere. But when he found him missing with his camel, he thought that he had gone across the salt desert taking Tendu leaf. But in reality, he went there empty-handed. नजब के पिता ने पहले तो सोचा कि उसका पुत्र यहीं-कहीं होगा। किन्तु जब उसने उसे अपने ऊँट के साथ गायब पाया तो उसने सोचा कि वह तेन्दु पत्ते लेकर सीमा पार गया है। परन्तु वास्तव में वह खाली हाथ ही गया था। |
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Why did Kaley Shah become angry on finding Najab at his home? नजब को अपने घर में पाकर काले शाह नाराज क्यों हो गया? |
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Answer» Kaley Shah became angry because firstly Najab had come unannounced, and dragged the police behind him. Moreover, he came there empty-handed. According to him, trading with him was going to be a dead loss. काले शाह नाराज हो गया क्योंकि प्रथम तो वह बगैर सूचना के आया था तथा वह अपने पीछे-पीछे पुलिस को भी घसीट लाया था। इसके अतिरिक्त खाली हाथ आया था। उसके अनुसार उससे व्यापार करने का मतलब था। बिल्कुल नुकसान। |
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What did Najib’s friends think about him? नजब के दोस्तों की उसकी बारे में क्या राय थी? |
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Answer» Najib’s diffidence was notorious among his friends. He was known to have blushed at the mere mention of a girl. He was an introverted lad with dreamy eyes. No one had ever associated him with an act of bravado. नजब की लज्जा (शर्मीलापन) उसके मित्रों के बीच में बदनाम थी। केवल लड़की के वर्णन मात्र से वह शरमा जाता था। वह स्वप्निल आँखों वाला अंतर्मुखी लड़का था। किसी ने कभी भी किसी बहादुरीपूर्ण कार्य के लिए उसका उल्लेख नहीं किया। |
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What did Najib’s father think about his son? नजब के पिताजी अपने पुत्र के बारे में क्या विचार रखते थे? |
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Answer» Najib’s father thought that the lad would squander away all that his ancestors and he had acquired during a hundred years not because he was spendthrift but because he would be too shy to charge money for what he sold. उनके विचार से जो कुछ उनके पुरखों और उन्होंने सौ साल में अर्जित किया है, यह लड़का उसे इसलिए नहीं खर्च कर डालेगा कि यह फिजूलखर्च है बल्कि इसलिए कि जो कुछ यह बेचेगा, अपने शर्मीले स्वभाव के कारण उसकी कीमत भी वसूल नहीं कर पाएगा। |
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Throw light on the difference of attitude between Najib’s mother and father when they came to know about his escapade.जब नजब के माता व पिता को उसके दुस्साहसी कार्य के बारे में पता चला तो उनके व्यवहार में अंतर पर प्रकाश डालिये। |
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Answer» When Najib’s father came to know about his escapade, he went to his wife to break the news. He thought that she would faint on hearing the news. When he reached home, he found her crouching with her back against the mud wall. When she heard the news, she expressed no surprise. Najib’s father knew nothing about it. He was not involved in this planning. And he thought that his wife also did not know about it. But the reality was quite different. She was completely involved in it, but she kept it a secret from her husband. Her husband came to know about it only when he saw that there was no gold bangle in her arm. When he asked her about it, then he could know and guess the fact. Thus the father was not involved in the escapade but the mother was involved in it. जबे नज़ब के पिता को उसके दु:स्साहसी कार्य के बारे में पता चला तो वे इसके बारे में बताने के लिए अपनी पत्नी के पास गये। उन्होंने सोचा था कि यह खबर सुनकर वह बेहोश हो जाएगी। जब वे घर पहुँचे तो उन्होंने उसे कच्ची दीवार से टिककर ऊकडू बैठी हुई पाया। जब उसने यह खबर सुनी तो उसने कोई प्रतिक्रिया व्यक्त नहीं की। नजब के पिताजी को इसके बारे में कुछ भी नहीं पता था। वे इस षड़यंत्र में बिल्कुल भी भागीदार नहीं थे। और उनके विचार से उनकी पत्नी भी इस बात के बारे में नहीं जानती थी। लेकिन वास्तविकता कुछ ओर ही थी। वह इसमें पूरी तरह से शामिल थी लेकिन उसने इस बात को अपने पति से छिपाये रखा। उसके पति को इसके बारे में तब पता चला जब उन्होंने देखा कि उसके हाथ में सोने के कंगन नहीं थे। जब उन्होंने उससे उनके बारे में पूछा तो उन्हें इसके बारे में पता चला। इस प्रकार से पिता इस दु:स्साहसी कार्य में शामिल नहीं था लेकिन उसकी माँ इसमें शामिल थी। |
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The name of Najib’s camel was: (a) Janbaz (b) Allaharakha (c) Aftab (d) Tabeez |
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Answer» (b) Allaharakha |
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How did Zaman manage the border crossing? जमन सरहद पार करने में किस प्रकार से सहायता करता था? |
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Answer» Zaman was a smuggler. He was the man who kept the Rangers across the border happy by paying a bribe to them. Anyone crossing the Rann without his support was running the gauntlet with the law. जमन एक तस्कर था। वह ऐसा व्यक्ति था जो कि सरहद पार के रेंजरों को रिश्वत देकर खुश रखता था। किसीका भी उसकी सहायता के बगैर भागना कानून को चुनौती देने के समान था। |
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What did Zaman wish for Najab? जमन ने नजब के लिए क्या कामना की? |
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Answer» Zaman could not stomach Najab crossing the border without his permission or knowledge. He did not think that Najab might come back safely. He wished Najab to turn into carrion with vultures hovering around. अपनी अनुमति या जानकारी के बगैर नज़ब के सरहद पार करने को जमन हजम नहीं कर पाया। उसने यह नहीं सोचा कि नजब सुरक्षित वापस आएगा। उसने कामना की कि नजब एक मरे हुए जानवर की भाँति पड़ा रहे जिसके चारों ओर गिद्ध मंडराते रहें। |
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Why did the Rann look like a paralyzed monster’? रन एक असहाय दैत्य जैसा क्यों दिखाई देने लगा था? |
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Answer» The Rann looked like ‘a paralyzed monster’ because the earth had cracks as the monsoon had ignored the region. The earth looked like the monster’s back covered with scab and scar tissue and dried blister-skin. रन एक असहाय दैत्य जैसा दिखाई देने लगा था क्योंकि मानसून की उपेक्षा की वजह से पृथ्वी पर दरारें पड़ गई थी। धरती उस दानव की, जिसकी पीठ सूखी परत, घाव के निशानों और सूखे हुए छालों जैसी त्वचा वाली हो, जैसी दिखती थी। |
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Drought in Kutch had lasted for: (a) five years (b) one year (c) three years (d) two years |
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Answer» (c) three years |
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Whenever Najib and his father crossed Rann earlier each time they had taken with them. (a) tea leaf (b) herbal leaf (c) green leaf (d) tendu leaf |
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Answer» (d) tendu leaf |
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Imagine you are a member of the drought relief team. Describe the measures you would take to help the drought-stricken people in a remote desert area. कल्पना कीजिए कि आप सूखा राहत दल के सदस्य हैं। दूरस्थ मरुस्थलीय क्षेत्र में सूखा पीड़ित लोगों की मदद के लिए आप द्वारा किए जाने वाले उपायों का वर्णन कीजिए। |
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Answer» The following steps can be taken to face the drought in a remote desert area: |
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What do you know about Kala Doongar? काला डूंगर के बारे में आप क्या जानते हो? |
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Answer» Kala Doongar is the highest hill in Kutch. It is a black hill capped with basalt. The religious place, Panchami Pir is situated on the hilltop of Kala Doongar. People go there to pay homage to the Pir. काला डूंगर, कच्छ में सबसे ऊँची चोटी है। यह बैसाल्ट की चट्टानों से ढकी हुई है। पंचमई पीर नामक धार्मिक स्थल काला डूंगर की पहाड़ी की चोटी पर स्थित है। लोग वहाँ पीर के प्रति समर्पित श्रद्धा से जाते हैं। |
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State True or False: 1. ‘Chagall’ was used to drink water. 2. The Spice-seller had a beautiful son. 3. Najib succeeded in crossing the border. 4. Najib’s mother knew about his escapade. 5. Kaley Shah helped Najib in taking his daughter away. |
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Answer» 1. True |
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Give a short description of drought in Kutch. कच्छ के सूखे का संक्षिप्त वर्णन कीजिए। |
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Answer» The drought in Kutch had lasted for three successive years. The Rann lay like a paralysed monster. The earth had cracked. The cattle became thin and weak. The oxen died. Only the camel survived. कच्छ में लगातार तीन वर्षों तक सूखा पड़ा। रण एक असहाय राक्षस की भॉति दिखता था। पृथ्वी पर दरारें पड़ गई थीं। पशु दुबले और निर्बल हो गए। बैल मर गए। केवल ऊँट जीवित बचे रहे। |
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Complete the following sentence:Three important features of perfect competition are (i) _______, (ii) ______, and (iii) _____ |
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Answer» Three important features of perfect competition are (i) large number of buyers and sellers (ii) homogeneous product and (iii) freedom of entry and exit of firms. |
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Complete the following sentence:Rise in production cost owing to rise in input price, shifts the supply curve ______ |
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Answer» Rise in production cost owing to rise in input price, shifts the supply curve to the left. |
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What will be the effect on equilibrium price and quantity if supply curve shifts rightward while demand remains constant? |
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Answer» The equilibrium price will reduce and equilibrium quantity will increase. |
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Write your comment of the statement in a sentence or two:In a situation when import of inputs becomes expensive, equilibrium price of the commodity tends to rise. |
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Answer» Yes. When import of inputs become expensive, the supply of the commodity reduces and supply curve shifts to the left. Accordingly, equilibrium price of the commodity tends to rise. |
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Explain ‘large number of buyers and sellers’ as a feature of perfectly competitive market.orExplain the implications of large number of buyers in a perfectly competitive market.orExplain the implications of large number of sellers in a perfectly competitive market. |
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Answer» A perfectly competitive market is a market which consists of buyers and sellers. They produce a homogeneous product. When the number of buyers is more, the demand of an individual buyer is only a small portion of the market demand. Individual buyers cannot influence the market price of a good by varying their demands, and thus, an individual buyer is a price taker and not a price maker. |
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